Addressing the Unique Needs of Military Service Men and Women Combating a Hidden Enemy: Addiction Perceived weakness causes issues in combat situations, so military...
Drug Addiction Signs
Is your drug use spinning out of control? Is your loved one more than a casual drug user? Drug addiction can grasp someone slowly or suddenly. Recognizing drug...
The Consequences of Drug and Alcohol Abuse
It may be difficult to recognize drug or alcohol abuse, but when left untreated the consequences of drugs and alcohol abuse undermines everything you care about. Like...
Healthcare Professionals with Addictions
A healthcare professional can become addicted to drugs or alcohol just as easily as anyone else. Pharmacists, nurses, doctors, veterinarians, and others in the...
Intervention Techniques and Philosophy
A crisis intervention guided by a professional is often an essential first step in your loved one's road to recovery. Many addicts are in denial about their chemical...
Why Won’t You Just Quit? Drug Addiction
As a person's drug or alcohol use develops into a full blown addiction, finances, relationships, health, and social obligations break down. Life becomes chaos. Loved...
Finding Peace within the Chaos of Addiction
The chaos of addiction can feel like you’re being swept down a river and unable to control where you’re going. Even the smallest of problems can seem like raging...
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a severe anxiety disorder that occurs when someone witnesses or experiences a traumatic event. In the midst of a traumatic or...
Your Personal Inventory
As the philosopher George Santayana said, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” Conducting a personal inventory can be a useful way to...
Understanding the Disease of Addiction
Merriam-Webster’s dictionary defines disease, from the French root “des,” without, and “ease,” as a condition of the living animal or plant body or one of its parts...